Printweek Daily Bulletin - Director banned for Covid loan; Mail drives mobile activity; Third bidder for RRD; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [Add to safe senders list]( [PrintWeek]( Monday 29 November 2021 [Daily news bulletin] [Sponsored by Fujifilm] [Today's top stories] [Director disqualified after taking Covid support loan ]( [Director disqualified after taking Covid support loan]( The owner of a fulfilment firm has been banned from acting as a director for seven years after taking out a Bounce Back Loan despite knowing his business was already insolvent. [JICMail Q3 results show mail drove record levels of mobile activity]( [JICMail Q3 results show mail drove record levels of mobile activity]( JICMail, the joint industry currency for ad mail, has released its data for Q3 2021, a period that saw mail drive record amounts of tablet and smartphone usage. [RRD board still sticking with Atlas deal]( [RRD board still sticking with Atlas deal]( The bidding war over the future ownership of RR Donnelley has entered a new phase with the expiration of the so-called “go-shop” period, which has involved the receipt of a further acquisition proposal. [Josero becomes first Vism partner]( Wide-format equipment specialist Josero has become the first partner on graphics and signage installation workflow software provider Vism’s new partner program. [Circulation gains boost print performance at Reach]( Media group Reach has reported a “strengthening” outlook for print, with overall sales coming in ahead of expectations after a strong performance at its digital wing. [Sponsored content] [With great opportunity comes great responsibility]( [With great opportunity comes great responsibility]( Print and mail processes must have integrity and compliance built in. Quadient’s Derek Adam considers how print service providers (PSPs) and mailing houses can verify every sheet. [Status quo won’t put you ahead of the competition]( [Status quo won’t put you ahead of the competition]( Different voices and different perspectives are helping Ricoh Graphic Communications in the UK to challenge itself and change the way it operates. Sales director Tanya Howe highlights how diversity across the business can also help UK printers to evolve. [Yesterday's most read] [Votes needed to immortalise Gutenberg as Lego character]( [Essentra confirms strategic review of Packaging wing]( [Three bumper election print tenders live]( [Blogs] [Printer's devil: it's in the detail]( Contributing editor Jo Francis muses on the latest goings on in the print industry. [In this issue] [Your October & November Printweek has landed. Coming out on the eve of COP26, along with our usual news round up, dominated by M&A, the 'Sustainability Issue' has a definite green hue including a paper wrapping special report...]( [Forward to a friend](mailto:?subject=Print%20industry%20news%20...&body=I%20thought%20you%20might%20be%20interested%20in%20this%20newsletter%20from%20PrintWeek:%20%20 [Got some news? Email the PrintWeek newsdesk here](mailto:printweek.newsdesk@markallengroup.com) [PrintWeek jobs] [Field Service Engineer | Packaging Machinery | DACH Region – Germany, Austria & Switzerland]( [Sales Manager | Primary Packaging | UK]( [Packaging Project Manager - Paris]( [Business Development Manager - LITHO / DIGITAL / DIRECT MAIL]( [Print Finisher]( [See the latest jobs]( [Knowledge Bank] [Wrapped up and hot]( [Wrapped up and hot]( There’s a part of the UK printing industry that has been the subject of many millions of pounds worth of investment in recent years, resulting in a massive increase in the available capacity. [Buying into the green agenda]( [Buying into the green agenda]( The recent growth of paper wrapping has been phenomenal and has led to some major investments, with many firms keen to grab a slice of the action. [Go green or go homeÂ]( [Go green or go home ]( Being sustainable is not only good business practice but increasingly a crucial requirement for many customers. [Product portfolio] [Me & My: Fujifilm EM Setter]( Investing in a new setter and new plates has cut waste, downtime and cost, and increased productivity for Hickling & Squires. [Star product: Kyocera TASKalfa Pro 15000c]( Kyocera’s first production press offers lots of bang for your buck. © MA Business Limited 2021. [Contact Us]( [Advertising]( [Subscribe]( If you wish to unsubscribe from Printweek Daily News emails, please click [here](. To understand how we process, use & safeguard your data, please read our [Privacy Policy](. If you would like to update your marketing contact preferences, then please [click here](.